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Running or Cycling with Your Device

Before you go for a run or ride using the device, you must select an appropriate profile (Selecting a Profile).

You can customize your dashboards and data fields for your fitness activities (Custom Data Fields and Dashboards).

  1. If your device is currently recording a track, select Track Manager > Current Activity > Pause.

    You can save or delete the current track.

  2. Select Power > Setup > Activities > Advanced Setup > Output Format.
  3. Select an option:

    • Select Activities (FIT) to record your activity with fitness information (for example, laps) that is tailored for Garmin Connect™.

    • Select Tracks (GPX/FIT) to record your activity as both a traditional track that can be viewed on the map and used for navigation, and as an activity with fitness information.

  4. Select Power > Stopwatch.
  5. Select Menu > Enable Activ. Sync to sync the stopwatch with the current activity, if necessary.
  6. Select Start.
  7. Go for a run or ride.
  8. When finished, select Stop.
  9. Select Reset.
  10. Select an option:

    • Select Save track to save the activity.

    • Select Delete to discard the activity.

    • Select Resume to resume the activity.

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